Chapter 317 Dead

Looking at Zhou Chen's expressionless and hard-to-read face, Zhou Zimo secretly clenched his fists and slowly lowered his gaze.

"I'm sorry, uncle."

Seeing this, Han Wen said, "Mr. Zhou, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

So only the uncle and nephew were left in the office. Zhou Chen looked at him for a few seconds before speaking lightly.

"You really disappoint me."

Zhou Zimo froze, his face pale for a moment, but he could only grit his teeth and say, "It's my fault. I let my uncle down."

Zhou Chen played with the pen in his hand, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"It's good for young people to be ambitious, but they must also act within their capabilities and know what they can and cannot do. I don't think I need to teach you such a simple principle."

Zhou Zimo lowered his head even more. "Yes, I know. I was too careless before. I apologize to my uncle and aunt."

Zhou Chen withdrew his gaze when he heard this and said lightly.

"I accept your apology."

Zhou Zimo recognized his tone of voice that wanted him to chase him away, nodded, and then turned and left.

Zhou Chen just glanced at him and then looked away, as if he didn't take his behavior to heart.

——

After Xu Ge brought the memory card back to the company, Ding Lili began to recover the data.

Fortunately, Jiang Wen had found the house purchase records earlier, and the dates on them saved them from having to restore the automatically cleared data one by one, otherwise it would have been a huge project.

Ding Lili stared at the computer screen with her glasses on. "It's fixed."

So several people came to the back of her workstation.

Ding Lili restored the surveillance video to high definition and clicked to play it.

Xu Ge took a look and said, "Come in faster."

Ding Lili increased the speed of video playback.

Half an hour later, I finally saw Xu Hongsheng's shadow.

"Okay, pause here and fast forward."

In the video, Xu Hongsheng appeared in the sight of several people with a girl.

"Why did he dare to bring his female student to see the house so blatantly?" Ding Lili asked a soul-searching question.

Shouldn't such things that go against morality and human ethics be done secretly and in secret?

Jiang Wen stood up and said quietly, "The prosecutor of the Gangcheng Intermediate People's Court was also his former student."

“…”

After hearing this, several people fell silent. It turned out that he was so audacious and presumptuous that he thought his deeds would not be exposed. Even if they were known, no one would have the courage to expose his deeds, so he was so unscrupulous.

Qin Lei hated this kind of people the most, and he couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.

"Isn't it like leaning against a big tree for shade? But now it's his bad luck. After all, no one can be as big as the tree behind our Madam Zhou."

After saying that, he patted Xu Ge's shoulder as a teasing gesture.

Xu Ge remained silent. She stood up and glanced at Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen met her gaze and remained silent for a few seconds before asking, "What's wrong?"

"Did you take over Xu Hongsheng's case on purpose?"

Jiang Wen was silent for a few seconds before nodding generously, "Yes."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at the two of them, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere seemed to be wrong.

Qin Lei glanced at the two of them and asked, "What's going on?"

"Xu Hongsheng's interpersonal relationships are complicated. Why do you

"You're taking on such a tough case for the first time? Is it because of me? Or is someone trying to get you to take it?"

Jiang Wen glanced at the others before saying, "I wanted to take the call myself."

"I have a cousin who studied at the University of Hong Kong and was also a student of Xu Hongsheng."

Xu Ge's eyelids twitched slightly, and her expression became serious.&"

Jiang Wen's eyes instantly turned cold, "Dead."

"hiss……"

Qin Lei sat up straight instantly, and even Ding Lili was staring at Jiang Wen.

Xu Ge would not be so stupid as to think that the death of Jiang Wen’s cousin had nothing to do with Xu Hongsheng. Obviously, there must be a connection between the two.

"Can you tell us about it? Of course, it's okay if you don't want to."

Jiang Wen turned his head to look out the window, and spoke softly after a few seconds.

"My cousin is one year younger than me. She was a junior when I was a senior. We didn't keep in touch often until the second half of my senior year when I received a call from home. My mother cried and told me that my cousin had committed suicide."

Xu Ge listened quietly, "And then?"

Jiang Wen's face suddenly turned gloomy, and his fists were clenched tightly.

"My cousin is an optimist. She's always been carefree. I don't believe she would commit suicide. I've also investigated her college counseling records through friends. Her psychological tests were all excellent during her freshman and sophomore years. Only in her junior year did her counseling results reveal mild depression and severe anxiety."

Jiang Wen took a deep breath and said, "I think there must be something wrong here. I asked my family, and they said that my cousin had been acting a little strange since the second half of her junior year. My family thought it was just because she was busy with school, so they didn't ask any questions. They wanted to give her more space, and they were afraid that asking would put her under more pressure."

"After the incident, I found my cousin's roommates. According to them, my cousin seemed to have a boyfriend. They often called and texted each other. During that time, she often did not return to the dormitory. However, her roommates and classmates did not even know who her boyfriend was.

No matter who it is, they all say they have never seen him.”

"I don't believe someone could be so mysterious, yet so intimate..."

"I was shocked at the time. I couldn't believe my cousin was actually with her teacher, an older man with a family. But my cousin's autopsy report told me that she had an abortion, and no one in her family knew about it..."

"My cousin committed suicide by cutting her wrists. She only left one sentence."

Xu Ge watched him become increasingly agitated, "What did you say?"

Jiang Wen sneered, "She said this world is too scary, she's been swallowed by darkness, and she wants to be free."

"But I wasn't sure at the time that my cousin's so-called boyfriend was Xu Hongsheng. I needed evidence, and then I finally found a photo among my cousin's belongings."

Jiang Wen took out his cell phone as he spoke, and several people looked over.

The girl in the photo has two sweet dimples, and standing next to her is a gentle and elegant man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. His name is Xu Hongsheng, who is only fifty years old.

But the Xu Hongsheng in the photo doesn't look like a 50-year-old man at all. He is at most in his early 40s. It would be easy for a man of such status and appearance to seduce an innocent female college student.

The girl in the photo had flushed cheeks and her eyes fell on Xu Hongsheng, a look of admiration and love.

Ding Lili's face was cold, and she gritted her teeth and said, "How could such a person be a teacher?"

Xu Ge retracted his gaze and looked back at Jiang Wen, "So, did you and my husband reach some kind of agreement?"

"I don't actually have any relationship with Mr. Zhou."